Lynda Wilson, PhD, RN, FAAN
UAB School of Nursing1720 2nd Avenue South, NB 420 Birmingham, AL 35294
205-934-6787 LyndaWilson@uab.edu Education
1982, PhD, Interdisciplinary, University of Tennessee Knoxville
1985, MSN, Maternal-Child Nursing (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner), University of Delaware
1966, BSN, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Licensure/Certification
Registered Nurse, State of Alabama Professional Experience
2002-present, Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing 2001-present, Deputy Director, UAB School of Nursing World Health Organization Collaborating Center for International Nursing
2008-present, Associate Director for Nursing Programs, University of Alabama at Birmingham Sparkman Center For Global Health
2008-2014, Assistant Dean for International Affairs, UAB School of Nursing
1997-2002, Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, UAB School of Nursing 1996-1999, Editor for the Americas for the Journal of Advanced Nursing
1991-1997, Professor, University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1991-1994, Assistant Academic Vice President, University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1986-1991, Associate Professor and Professor and Director of Research, University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1982-1985, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Nursing; Knoxville, Tennessee
1978-1982, Instructor, University of Tennessee College of Nursing; Knoxville, Tennessee
1977-1978 Instructor, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing; Minneapolis, Minnesota
1976, Staff Nurse, University of Minnesota Hospitals; Minneapolis, Minnesota 1975-1976, Staff Nurse, Northumberland Area Health Authority; Ashington, England 1974, Staff Nurse, Wilmington Medical Center; Wilmington, Delaware
1972-1975, Nursing Consultant, Children’s Home, Inc.; Claymont, Delaware 1972-1973, Staff Nurse, Wilmington Medical Center; Wilmington, Delaware
1971-1972, Public Health Nurse, Combined Nursing Service; Minneapolis, Minnesota 1970-1971, Staff Nurse, University of Minnesota Hospital; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Grant Funding
2011-2016 Zambian Educational Partnership for Advanced Care and Training
(ZEPACT). Dr. Wilson serves as project consultant at 5% effort. PI Dr. Faston Goma (Dean of the University of Zambia School of Medicine). Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cooperative Agreement to the University of Zambia School of Medicine (GH11-1118).
Select Publications
Ventura, C. A. A, Mendes, I. A. C., Wilson, L., deGodoy, S., Tamy-Maury, I., Zarate, R., & Salas, S. (2014). Global health competencies from the perspective of nursing faculty from Brazilian Higher Education Institutions. Revista Latina-Americana de
Enfermagem.22(2), 179-186.
Wilson, L. A., Crooks, E. A., Day, Sara. W., Dawson, M. A., Gakumo, C. A., Harper, D. C., Jones, C. T., McCarty, K. H., .Theus, L. H. (2014). Global perspectives on nursing leadership: Lessons learned from an international nursing and health care leadership development program. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 4(2), pages 140-152. DOI: 10.5430/jnep.v4n2p140. Available online at:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v4n2p140.
Jones, C. T., & Wilson, L. (2013). Role perceptions of nurse clinical research coordinators. Nursing: Research and Reviews. 2013 (3), 133-139. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NRR.S47579.
Wilson, L. L., Somerall, D., Theus, L., Rankin, S., Ngoma, C., & Chimwaza, A. (2014). Enhancing global health and education in Malawi, Zambia, and the United States through an Interprofessional Global Health Exchange Program. Applied Nursing Research, 27, 97-103. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2013.06.002
Wilson, L. L., Rice, M., Jones, C. T., Joiner, C., LaBorde, J., McCall, K., Jester, P. M., Carter, S. C., Boone, C., Unwuzuligbo, U., & Koneru, A. (2013). Distance-enhanced research capacity for global health: Evaluation of a distance-based program for international study coordinators. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 33(1), 67-75.
Hunter, A., Stanhope, M., Wilson, L., Hatcher, B., Hattar, M., Messias, D. K. H., & Powell, D. (2013). Global health diplomacy: An integrative review of the literature and implications for nursing. Nursing Outlook, 61, 85-92. Epub available in press September 19 at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029655412002308. Doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2012.07.013.
Wilson, L., Harper, D. C., Tami, I., Zarate, R., Salas, S., Farley, J., Warren, N. Mendes, I., & Ventura, C. (2012). Global health competencies for nurses in the Americas.
Msidi, E., Sinkala, M., Bositis, A., Guberski, T., Menke, J., Montesanti, A., Morris, M., Katayamoyo, M., Mwanahamuntu, F., Mwale, A., Mweemba, P., Ngoma, R. W., Phiri, D., Wilson, C., & Wilson, L. (2011). The Zambian HIV Nurse Practitioner Diploma Programme: Preliminary Outcomes. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 8(1).
Vasquez, M. Mez, L., Almanarez, Ol, Santos, A., Matute, R. C., Canaca, L. D., Cruz, A., Acosta, S., Garcia Bacilla, M. E., Wilson, L., Azuero, A., Tami, I., Holcomb, L, Saenz, K. (2010). Evaluation of a strengthening families (Familias Fuertes) intervention for parents and adolescents in Honduras. Southern Online Journal of Nursing Research, 10(3), pages 1-25.
Wilson, L. L. (2009). Parenting practices, adolescent health behaviors, acculturation, and perceptions about family education: Implications for developing culturally appropriate Latino family interventions. Hispanic Health Care International ,7(4),213-223.
Select Presentations
Wilson, L. & Zimmer, P. (February 2014). Connecting, mentoring, and engaging in global health. Presentation at the Nursing Leadership in Global Health Conference, Vanderbilt University. (Nashville, Tennessee).
Wilson, L. (September 2013). Salud y cuidado de enfermería en un mundo Globalizado. (Health and nursing care in a globalized world). Keynote presentation at Curso
Internacional Enfermería y Salud Global (International Course on Nursing and Global Health. Peru Cayetano Heredia University. (Lima, Peru).
Wilson, L. (September 2013). Preparando estudiantes de enfermerìa para Atención Integrada a las Enfermedades Prevalentes de la Infancia (AIEPI). (Preparing nursing students for the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness). Presentation at the V Congreso Mesoamaericano y del Caribe de Pediatria (Fifth Mesoamerican and Carribbean Pediatric Congress). (Tegucigalpa, Honduras).
Wilson, L. (October 2012). Envisioning the United Nations Millennium Development Goals from a Transcultural Nursing Perspective. Keynote Presentation at the annual meeting of the Transcultural Nursing Society. (Orlando, Florida).
Wilson, L. (September 2012). Simulation technologies in preservice nursing education. Presentation at the Regional Workshop on Nursing Services to Improve Maternal and Child Health, Sponsored by the Indian Ministry of Health and the U.S. Department of State. (Ponticherry, India).
Wilson, L., Harper, D.C., Tami-Maury, I., Zarate, R., Salas, S., Farley, J., Warren, N., Mendes, I., & Ventura, C. (May 2012). Global health competencies for nurses in the Americas. Presentation made at the annual meeting of the European Nursing
Harrison, L. (March 26-27, 2008). Balancing Principles of Program Fidelity and Adaptation to Develop a Culturally Relevant Program for Latino Immigrant Families in the Southern United States. Paper presented at the Conference on Developing
Interventions for Latino Children, Youth, and Families. Center for Latino Family Research, Washington University. (St. Louis, Missouri).
Wilson, L., Callender, B., Jogerst, K., Torres, H., & Velji, A. (May 2014).
Interprofessional Perspectives on Global Health Educational Competencies. Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Meeting, Washington, D. C.
Wilson, L. & Harper, D. C. (September, 2011). Preparing Nurses for Leadership in a Global Village: An International Nursing Leadership Program for Nurses from Latin America and Zambia. 11th Iberoamerican Conference on Nursing Education of ALADEFE (Latin American Association of Nursing Schools). (Coimbra, Portugal). Wilson, L. Rice, M., Jones, C., McCall, K., Joiner, C. I., LaBorde, J., Jester, P.
(November, 2010). Promoting Enhanced Research Capacity for Global Health Through Distance Based Education for Study Coordinators. Canadian Conference on Global Health. (Ottowa, Canada).
Academic Service
2012-present, member, UAB-wide Global Citizenship Committee
2013-present, member, School of Nursing Support and Recognition Committee
2011-present, member of the School of Nursing Academic Team and Dean's Leadership Group
2006-present, deputy director, World Health Organization Collaborating Center on International Nursing
2002-2013, member, Faculty Promotion, Tenure, and Awards Committee Professional Activities
2013-present, member, Education Committee, Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Chair Subcommittee on Global Health Competencies
2014-present, member, Advisory Committee of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing WHO Collaborating Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago Global Health Leadership Office
2004-present, member, Pan American Nursing & Midwifery Collaborating Centers; chair 2010-2012
2014-present, member, Sigma Theta Tau, International Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing
1997-present-member, American Academy of Nursing; co-chair of Expert Panel on Global Nursing and Health 2010-2012
Honors and Awards
2014 Recipient of University of Alabama at Birmingham Provost's Award for Faculty Excellence in Academic Engagement and Global Citizenship
2013 Appointed Member of Fulbright Specialist Review Team
2012 Becky Trigg Outstanding Woman Faculty Member Award, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2010 B-Metro Excellence in Nursing Award, Navigator, Birmingham, AL 2010 and 2014 Served as Fulbright Senior Specialist in Zambia and Malawi
